Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.14/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$251.14

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs TN average

−19.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	255.88	1,395	46
Medium and Large 2-3	549	243.74	1,338	21
Small 1-2	508	220.00	1,118	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

251.14

—

TN average10 barns · 500 hd

253.35

−2.20

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−19.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−139.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,734	134.38	2,331	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	133.39	1,764	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	117.90	1,336	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	106.89	1,054	24

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	312.68/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,144	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	243.90/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	276.22/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,282	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	326.11/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,092	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	359.60/cwt	352.00–370.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	246.27/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,433	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	241.52/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,488	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	292.09/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,259	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	311.24/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	257.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	272.89/cwt	257.00–292.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	304.19/cwt	300.00–305.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	950–1000	985	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	262.23/cwt	192.00–312.00	1,107	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	330.16/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	248.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	231.30/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	420	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	372.25/cwt	347.00–380.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	284.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,336	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	268.44/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,573	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,411	122.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,728	6
Bulls	—	—	2,014	141.24/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,845	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	149.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	134.33/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,787	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	107.50/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,165	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	116.78/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,297	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	129.71/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,645	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	107.54/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,082	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	130.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	310.29/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	271.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	349.72/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,437	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	295.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,523	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	307.36/cwt	270.00–342.00	1,122	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	284.26/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	333.73/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	286.15/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,928	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	341.35/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	287.43/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	258.17/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	298.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,551	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	356.44/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	391.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	278.97/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	237.71/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	268.71/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,376	6
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	403.72/cwt	390.00–415.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	247	330.85/cwt	297.00–342.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,815	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	254.76/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	353.43/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	399.44/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,122	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	229.07/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	243.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	314.45/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	221.29/cwt	200.00–225.50	1,615	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	263.37/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	268.48/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	215.13/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	262.64/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,363	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	203.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	227.65/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,541	8

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Apr 1, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,269Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 162Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 20

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	352.00–370.00	359.60
4	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
10	300–350	335	312.00–332.00	326.11
19	350–400	366	295.00–327.00	312.68
24	400–450	431	282.00–312.00	292.09
17	450–500	464	262.00–287.00	276.22
27	500–550	519	250.00–270.00	262.64
19	550–600	582	230.00–260.00	246.27
9	600–650	616	235.00–252.00	241.52
8	650–700	677	220.00–235.00	227.65
3	700–750	702	217.00	217.00
6	750–800	753	206.00–217.00	215.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	247	297.00–342.00	330.85
6	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	304.19
4	350–400	380	257.00–292.00	272.89
5	400–450	422	255.00–270.00	263.37
13	450–500	469	255.00–278.00	268.48
13	500–550	533	240.00–250.00	243.64
8	550–600	575	230.00–247.00	243.90
7	600–650	620	215.00–240.00	229.07
3	650–700	687	221.00	221.00
4	700–750	720	200.00–207.00	203.48
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	860	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	730	200.00–225.50	221.29
3	800–850	810	191.00	191.00
55	850–900	881	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	375	347.00–380.00	372.25
11	400–450	411	320.00–362.00	349.72
11	450–500	480	300.00–317.00	311.24
35	500–550	516	280.00–300.00	295.09
9	550–600	586	260.00–277.00	268.44
16	600–650	614	250.00–260.00	257.95
9	650–700	667	235.00–255.00	248.66
10	700–750	714	227.00–232.00	231.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	985	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–340.00	330.16
7	350–400	364	300.00–327.00	310.29
8	400–450	422	192.00–312.00	262.23
12	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	284.28
3	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	271.76
2	550–600	575	255.00–260.00	257.54
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	212.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	330.00–385.00	353.43
5	300–350	336	320.00–362.00	341.35
10	350–400	365	270.00–342.00	307.36
10	400–450	420	260.00–300.00	287.43
6	450–500	472	250.00–310.00	286.15
6	500–550	512	245.00–290.00	268.71
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	810	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
11	600–650	631	283.00–285.00	284.26
64	650–700	658	293.00	293.00
12	700–750	723	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	390.00–415.00	403.72
11	250–300	281	390.00–407.00	399.44
3	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	391.75
6	350–400	377	352.00–362.00	356.44
10	400–450	427	322.00–346.00	333.73
16	450–500	477	300.00–335.00	314.45
20	500–550	519	280.00–310.00	298.76
11	550–600	570	260.00–290.00	278.97
16	600–650	618	245.00–260.00	258.17
5	650–700	675	250.00–262.00	254.76
7	700–750	729	230.00–243.00	237.71
2	750–800	763	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	115.00–126.00	122.50
4	—	2,014	137.00–144.00	141.24
3	—	2,008	145.00–154.00	149.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,330	129.00–138.00	134.33
3	—	1,300	128.00–133.00	130.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	95.00	95.00
21	—	1,006	103.00–111.00	107.54
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	101.00–113.00	107.50
38	—	1,111	113.00–125.00	116.78
8	—	1,268	123.00–138.00	129.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dickson Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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